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An anime based on the manga Dazzle (Hatenko Yugi) by Minari Endo. The manga started getting publisehed in 2000 by Square Enix, Ichijinsha.....ah, I mean its being serialized in Ichijinsha's magazine Zero-Sum....where Saiyuki Reloaded is being serialized in.

Summary:

A young girl named Rahzel is booted out of her house one day by her father with the instructions to ’see the world.’ And so her journey begins, However, she won’t be doing it alone … for she befriends a stoic young man named Alzeido seeking revenge for his father’s murder. Alzeido and Rahzel are like oil and water … but even still, they feel strangely drawn to one another. This could be either the result of an underlying attraction — or their shared powers with magic. And so, the two reluctant allies travel from town to town, using their powers to help the helpless, while discovering their own respective places in the world.

(~taken from Baka-updates~)

Thoughts:

Ah, a light-hearted fantasy-series about two polar-opposites who travel together.........manga is hilarious. Reminds me of Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran. That was a fun series, so it’ll be perfect for a light watch. I hope.

Manga Covers (hmmmmmm.....sorry, I wasn't able to find the cover for volume 08)

an anime?!?! REALLY?! oh wow thats so great! I only have up to no3 of the manga but its really good ! And i've decided to buy the rest in Japanese because I got number 3 in japanese and it comes with a poster ! (does it get a bit darker as the series goes on...?) no3 was a bit dark!

hmm...ive never read the manga (nor heard of it) but somehow the manga covers make me want to watch it if it comes out and it (its done by a women right?) looks like that girl is loli which (dont ask) is good right now...yeah just hope someone picks it up

Based on the manga by Endou Minari, currently serialized in the Monthly Comic ZERO-SUM, with 8 tankoubon volume releases (including releases when serialized in Monthly G Fantasy), with Vol. 9 to be released on March 24th.

Hatenkou Yuugi has been made into a drama CD in 2004, with a top notch seiyuu cast. Hoping that they retain them for the anime.

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Originally Posted by NeoSam

Covers:

Spoiler:

The first 3 volumes of the manga were republished with new covers (probably after the manga moved from GFantasy to Comic Zero-Sum).
Other manga from Comic Zero-Sum that got animated: LOVELESS

Baroqueheat looks pretty much like his manga counterpart. Rahzel looks more gentle than her counterpart. (I can't think of a better word than "gentle" at the moment. Manga!Rahzel is edgier than the anime picture depicts.) And Alzeid's hair should be wholly white not gray/silver since he's an albino. Of course, character designs have been known to change from their first official picture and their final series' incarnation. So I wouldn't take those designs as being set in stone just yet.

hmm i was jsut wondering if book 9 is the last volume in the manga? i said it before but im so happy this is going to be an anime !

I don't think volume 9 will be the last book in the series. And based on comments made by the Tokyopop editor, he doesn't think so either. Also, if I remember right, a chapter of Hatenkou Yuugi appears in the latest issue of Zero Sum. But don't quote me on that because I didn't bother to double-check.

Again, a trailer was shown at C73. There was already a cam rip available yesterday, but this one is watchable quality and has some information added about the characters (for instance, Sanae Kobayashi makes sure you don't forget Rahzel is the lead character ).

Between all the mediocre series that will air this winter, I can't help but have high expectations for Hatenkou Yuugi. The cast seems to fit perfectly, the backgrounds were fairly pretty, and I already like Kanako Itou's OP - everything's looking good so far. We should get a better idea in less than a week.

Thank you for the link to the trailer, Katapan. I assume the female voice was the actress voicing Rahzel. But I fervently hope the male voice was the actor for Baroqueheat and not for Alzeid. His delivery was far more upbeat than I imagine Alzeid's to be. (I imagine Alzeid's delivery as more like Sanzo from Saiyuki.)

The character designs have improved since I first saw them, especially Alzeid's. Rahzel still looks a little too much like the stereotypical anime girl rather than her manga version. But unlike Alzeid's first anime incarnation, she's not unattractive. Rahzel looks a little older in the trailer. She's 14 in the manga. In the trailer, she looks more like 16 or 17.

As I stated elsewhere, the voice of the male we hear in the bulk of that trailer, is Baroqueheat, he sounds way too much like Kurz Weber in it . We hear Alzeid very briefly and he sounds like a softer vers of Shito to me.

No time was wasted, we went through the first "case" very quickly (maybe even a bit too quickly at first, it's somewhat surprising to see Rahzel and Alzeid forming a team so quickly). It'd be interesting if someone could point out how much of the manga was adapted, and if it felt a bit more slow-paced.

I had my reservations about the cast, but Sanae Kobayashi makes for a great Rahzel. It also helps that the character isn't your typical 14 year-old anime girl and is very likable. As expected, Alzeid sounds very close to a certain Shito. As for Baroqueheat... what Manju said.
It seems we're treated to a true all-star cast, with even Takehito Koyasu and Keiji Fujiwara making appearances in this episode. Here's hoping we can get more talented people in the future arcs.

The character design was very consistant throughout the whole episode, and the animation was even surprisingly good at times, i.e. during the action sequences (I wasn't even expecting this from the series, I sure was pleased when Rahzel went into mahou tsukai mode).

Also, I finally get to listen to Heartbreaking Romance without the seiyuu chatting in the background! The animation that goes along is quite stylish too, it's all good.

The last praise could go to the humor, which worked pretty well at times (- Are you listening? - Perfectly.).

I'll surely be looking forward to these three's journey. The Rahzel / Alzeid interaction was particularly fun at times, I'm looking forward to some development. And even if the quality happens to drop, it can only be good compared to the rest this season, right?